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South Korean

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adjective

  1. of or relating to South Korea or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of South Korea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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One important factor in the cycle is competition, especially with South Korean rivals SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just signed a new partnership agreement with SK Hynix, but that’s not helping shares of the South Korean memory-chip manufacturer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

South Korean officials said over the weekend that they stood ready to intervene to curb excessive volatility and speculative trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

One important factor in the cycle is competition, especially with South Korean rivals SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The consulate was comfortable, South Korean officials were helpful, and there was another North Korean defector inside the consulate to talk to.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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